Chapter 318 Princess Ling'er must not be harmed in any way
The next day, Zuo Shanzhang released Zuo Sixian and Zuo Jiali who were imprisoned in the dungeon.
After all, the two were sons of the Prime Minister's Mansion and had been spoiled since childhood, especially Zuo Jiali, who had spent a day and a night in the dungeon and was half dead.
"Prosperity!" Zuo Shanzhang waved his hand, "Go back and wash up first, eat something, and then come see me."
The two were sent away in a daze.
When he finally had a hot meal, Zuo Jiali gradually came to his senses, "Brother, how could Dad be so cruel?"
"Eat." Zuo Sixian didn't seem to want to say a word more.
Zuo Jiali's tears gradually welled up. "Brother, why are our lives so miserable? Mother... Mother is about to die, and Dad... Dad still treats us like this. In the future..."
Zuo Sixian threw his chopsticks down instantly, "Why are you crying? Are you a three-year-old child?"
Zuo Jiali was so scared that he dared not say a word and tried hard to hold his mouth, but tears still fell uncontrollably.
Zuo Sixian knew his younger brother very well. He had no great ambitions, nor any bad intentions. As the son of a prime minister, he could have lived a leisurely life, but now...
"Wipe your tears." Zuo Sixian took a handkerchief and handed it over. "Mom... Mom is gone, but in the future, you still have brother. What are you afraid of?"
Zuo Jiali cried inconsolably. When they were in the dungeon, they heard that Lou was sentenced to death, but at that time he could not protect himself and his tears had dried up long ago. At this moment, the pain of losing his mother really appeared in his heart.
The more he wiped his tears, the more he cried and he couldn't control himself at all.
"Don't worry, Dad won't really do anything to us. After all, he's already sold us out in front of the Emperor." Zuo Sixian sneered, "Forbidding us from taking the imperial examinations for three years... He's truly cruel."
"Brother, what should we do?" Zuo Jiali became more and more anxious.
Zuo Sixian looked at his brother and smiled, a rare smile. "Don't be afraid. Just continue to study at the Imperial College with peace of mind. In three years, you must win the first prize. Do you understand?"
Zuo Jiali nodded and stammered, "I...I'll try my best, but brother...I can't guarantee it."
"Yeah." At this time, Zuo Sixian stopped scolding him or forcing him, but just nodded slowly.
"Brother, then...what about you?" Zuo Jiali wiped away his tears and looked at Zuo Sixian helplessly. The Lou family was gone, and Zuo Shanzhang treated them like dogs. His only relative now was Zuo Sixian.
No, there is another one. He suddenly remembered the dumpling, "Brother, I heard...Sister Sui Ning was conferred the title of County Lord."
Zuo Sixian glanced at him with a look of dismay, "What sister? After all that has happened, do you think she will recognize us?"
He stood up and walked to the window. "Dad asked me to come over. He must have something to arrange. You don't have to go over there in a while."
Zuo Jiali's eyes turned red again, but he could do nothing now and didn't know what he could do.
Sure enough, not long after the two finished their meal, Zuo Shanzhang sent someone to call them again.
Zuo Sixian went alone and said, "I met my father. Jiali was too tired and fell asleep, so I didn't wake him up."
Zuo Shanzhang looked at him meaningfully for a long time before speaking softly, "Do you hold a grudge against Dad?"
"How is that possible?" Zuo Sixian showed a look of deep fear. "We are given our bodies and hair by our parents. Children have only innate love for their parents. How can they hate them?"
"Sixian, you have always been a smart child, but sometimes you are too impatient. I hope this incident will help you truly grow up." Zuo Shanzhang said meaningfully.
Zuo Sixian nodded heavily, "My son will remember his father's teachings."
"The emperor ordered me to be confined to the prime minister's residence for three months. You should understand that three months is enough to destroy all my foundations in the imperial city." Zuo Shanzhang said in a deep voice.
Zuo Sixian raised his head slightly and looked over. "What does a father need his son to do?"
Zuo Shanzhang took a deep breath and spoke slowly, "I'm going to be away for a while. What you have to do is keep this secret and protect the Prime Minister's Mansion. Everything will be done until I come back."
Early the next morning, Zuo Shanzhang was invited to the Fire God Temple again.
Huo Yan seemed to be in a bad mood. When he saw Zuo Shanzhang, he sneered, "It seems that good luck belongs to that dumpling again."
"What? Didn't you catch anyone last night?" Zuo Shanzhang was obviously surprised.
"What do you think?" Huo Yan looked furious. "Last night, the Fire Guards followed your men up the mountain, but found nothing."
"Impossible." Zuo Shanzhang explained anxiously, "My information cannot be wrong."
"Yes, your information is correct, but... we are one step late." Huo Yan became more and more angry as he thought about it. He really felt that it was weird. Why were they always one step late in catching people?
It’s like, Xiaotuanzi and the others always get the news in advance, and then escape like loaches that can’t be caught.
If he didn't absolutely trust the Fire Guards, he would really suspect that someone had leaked the news.
"They are indeed very lucky." Zuo Shanzhang couldn't help but sigh, but he still said the same thing, "Lord Barbarian Emperor, I believe that one day, God will be on our side."
At this point, he was really a little angry, and he gritted his teeth and said, "You also understand, it only takes one time, we only need God to give us a good luck, and we will definitely make them fall into eternal damnation."
Huo Yan sighed helplessly, "Will that day really come? The day when God is on our side?"
Zuo Shanzhang clasped his fists and saluted respectfully, "Please, Lord Barbarian Emperor, continue to wait for my good news."
"Oh right," Huo Yan suddenly remembered something, "the Fire Guard said that the person who led the way yesterday was a woman?"
Zuo Shanzhang said nothing.
Huo Yan sneered, "Brother Zuo, don't you want to talk about this woman's identity?"
"Your Majesty, this matter... I will keep it a secret for now. Once Li Suining and the others are captured," Zuo Shanzhang crouched down, "it won't be too late for me to solve the mystery."
"Hahaha..." Huo Yan laughed, "Okay, then I'll give you another chance. I hope that this time, your news won't be too late."
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In Linlangxuan, Bai Kou went out to gather information early in the morning and came back, and met Bai Zhi at the door.
She pulled him aside and asked in a low voice, "Did you go out last night?"
"Last night?" Bai Zhi frowned. "No. What's wrong, sister?"
"It's okay." Bai Kou didn't ask any more questions, but she clearly remembered that she woke up two or three times in the middle of the night last night, but Bai Zhi was not there.
"Go in." She curled her lips, not wanting to arouse Bai Zhi's suspicion.
But she knew in her heart that Bai Zhi could not be trusted.
But what she didn't understand was who bribed Bai Zhi? Huo Yan?
This is obviously not good news.
When I entered the front hall, Huo Linger was already waiting there.
"How is it?" the little princess asked boredly, "Is there anything new?"
"Princess, the people outside the palace said..." Bai Kou hesitated, glanced at Bai Zhi quickly, and then continued, "Last night, some people from the Fire Guard went up the mountain."
"What?" Huo Ling'er, who had been drowsy, suddenly woke up and looked at Bai Kou in disbelief. "Who did you say went up the mountain? Which mountain?"
Bai Kou sighed, "Princess, if I'm not mistaken, the Fire Guards should have gone up the mountain we went to yesterday."
"How could this happen?" Huo Ling'er's face turned pale as paper. "What about them?"
She ran forward and anxiously tugged at Bai Kou's clothes, "Have you gone to the mountain to check? Are they okay?"
"I went to see it." Bai Kou nodded, "but..."
"Hey, Bai Kou, stop hesitating and tell me how are Xiaotuanzi and Xiaozhuzi?" Huo Linger held on to her last hope, "They must be okay, right?"
Bai Kou sighed, "Princess, when I went to the mountain to check, there was no one there."
Huo Linger's body shifted and her face became three points paler than before.
"Princess, don't worry. They... may not have been captured by the Fire Guard. They may have... escaped in advance." Bai Kou hurriedly comforted Huo Linger and winked at Bai Zhi.
Bai Zhi also nodded in agreement immediately, "Yes, the person is gone. Maybe he ran away early. Princess, don't worry."
"How could they have escaped so early?" Huo Ling'er didn't believe it at all. "It's so safe there, they couldn't have left. They... must have been captured by the Emperor's uncle."
Thinking of this possibility, she could no longer wait and went to the Fire Temple immediately.
"Princess, where are you going?" Bai Kou quickly stopped her.
"No, I have to go find the emperor's uncle and tell him not to kill them. I have to go quickly." Huo Linger's voice was choked with sobs.
"Princess, don't worry. They may not have been captured." Bai Kou still stopped Huo Ling'er. "If they haven't been captured, and you rashly go to the Barbarian Emperor to plead for mercy, it will definitely anger him. Princess, you absolutely cannot do that!"
"They must have been captured." Huo Ling'er couldn't think of a second possibility. "It must be. We must have been followed yesterday."
She didn't cry to stop him, but cried and shouted that she wanted to go find the Barbarian King.
"Princess, how about this?" Bai Kou thought of an idea. "You wait in Linlangxuan now. Baizhi and I will go out and look for them immediately. If Xiaotuanzi and the others are really imprisoned in the palace, we will definitely find them. Then you can go and plead for mercy, okay?"
Huo Ling'er was a little reluctant, "Will it be too late?"
"No, Baizhi and I will go there quickly and come back soon." Bai Kou looked at Baizhi.
Bai Zhi also nodded quickly, "Yes, Princess, don't worry, we will be back soon."
"Okay, then you guys hurry up, you must hurry up!" Huo Linger was really uneasy. If it was because they went up the mountain yesterday that Xiaotuanzi and the others were exposed, she would never forgive herself for the rest of her life.
She couldn't help but mutter to herself, "I shouldn't have chased them away. I left them in Linlangxuan. At least I'll be there to protect them and nothing will happen to them. I shouldn't have chased them away."
Bai Kou and Bai Zhi planned to go their separate ways after leaving Linlangxuan.
"Bai Zhi!" Before the action, Bai Kou stopped Bai Zhi, "I hope you remember the promise we made to the late emperor. No matter what happens, we will never harm Princess Huo Ling'er."
Bai Zhi curled her lips and said, "Sister, you're joking. You and I are the same. We have long regarded Princess Ling'er as our own sister. There is no way we can hurt her."
"Sister, go and find out the news quickly. Don't let the princess wait anxiously." After she said that, she set off first.
Bai Kou looked at her back for a long time, then turned and left. No matter what, she really didn't want to be an enemy of Bai Zhi.
The two agreed to meet again in half an hour.
As a result, Bai Kou came back before half an hour had passed.
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